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a birthday for nash

olive june July 9, 2024

written on the evening of june 12, 2024 | today you are six, my lovemy boy of wonder and lightlover of the color yellow and baking and picking flowers and making others laugha day full…

an afternoon tea for two

olive june June 19, 2024

as a family, my husband and i try to spend individual time with our children and lately, i have gone on a date with both of my sons. the younger son and i went to…

borrowed words

olive june June 6, 2024

“If the month of June was your friend

what i always want to remember | a mother’s day edition

olive june May 17, 2024

i always want to remember | 01. my parents were here to spend the weekend with us; extra special on mother’s day 02. my mom and i went to lunch and enjoyed an espresso martini,…

my reading challenge | 2023

olive june May 6, 2024

i am a little late at posting this but i wanted to share the books i read last year, along with my ratings. last year, i set a goal to read 40 books and i…

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parks and nash meet | hospital photos

olive june June 21, 2018
–nash charles– this post is full of photos documenting what might just be the very best moment of my life so far. our early june charleston proposal, our entire wedding day, and the crisp winter morning i first saw parks/became a mom for the first…

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our baby boy | nash charles

olive june June 14, 2018
on tuesday, june 12, 2018 we welcomed our sweet son, nash charles monaco, into the world. it was such a beautiful day; we are so deeply, madly, in love with our baby boy. 7lbs 8 oz . 20.75 inches . 12:24 pm my birth was…

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ways to become more grateful

olive june May 17, 2018
my boys bought me fresh flowers from the farmer’s market for mother’s day weekend “now is where i am and where i always have been. the soul resides in the now and is therefore everliving and ever-existing. be, experience, feel, and live now because the…

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motherhood | has taught me

olive june May 11, 2018
“Jesus taught that providing shelter for the shelterless, food for the hungry, and clothing for the naked are sacred acts. they’re also the hallmark activities of mothering. when we do them for the right motive for those in our homes, it’s as if we have…

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i have learned

olive june May 10, 2018
the notes section of my phone is full of quick flashes in time~ moments, a love letter to my husband, people to forgive, lyrics, books to read, names of our future children, it’s all there. lately, i have been using my notes section to write…

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my bedtime routine

olive june May 3, 2018
“rest nurtures creativity, which nurtures activity. activity nurtures rest, which sustains creativity. each draws from and contributes to the other.” – kim john payne author of simplicity parenting i used to just go up to our bedroom- often not taking the time to take care…

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april moments

olive june May 2, 2018
i am pretty sure april was the fastest month- ever. i was talking with my husband the other night and we both agreed. it was full of working hard to get ready for baby and some traveling to visit family and friends. upon arriving home,…

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a ‘my favorite things’ party

olive june April 25, 2018
i recently attended a ‘my favorite things’ party with some dear friends in greenville, south carolina. this was the second annual and i really enjoyed the evening. i brought my clothes/shop and we all mingled, enjoyed food + drinks, and then shared our favorites. the concept is that…

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a third trimester checklist

olive june April 10, 2018
twenty-seven weeks it’s hard for me to believe that i am now in my final trimester. it was not until i sat down a few afternoons ago, i mean really hunkered down, feeling the weight of my pregnant body sunk into the middle of our…

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